Shower Cap’s Midterms Six-Packs

Awesome Women: Constituents to Candidates

These women all have two things in common: 1) After watching their bonehead incumbent Republican CongressJerk try to take away folks’ health care, they said, “Shit, I can do better than THAT guy,” and 2) They were 100% right.

The Good Gal

Cindy Axne

So, Cindy Axne found her way to politics in the best possible way; she encountered a problem that needed solving, (in this case, a lottery system for half- vs. all-day kindergarten in West Des Moines) and decided to put on her shit-kicking boots and solve it herself. A small business owner, Axne is running a campaign laser-focused on the needs of the Iowa 3rd, which is just how it oughta be done. This one’ll be a nail-biter, and Cindy could use your help.

Iowa

IA-03

Ratings:

FiveThirtyEight: Toss-Up

Roll Call: Toss-Up

Cook: Toss-Up

Sabato: Toss-Up

The Bad Guy

David Young

Researching these entries, I was surprised at just how little information of consequence is out there on David Young, a two-term U.S. CongressDope. Another bland, tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy white dude, David is the walking definition of “backbencher.” His Wikipedia page is just a photograph of cold oatmeal. I see he wants to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, that sucks. Iowa, don’t you deserve better than Mr. Cellophane?

The Good Gal

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher decided to run for office after attending one of her CongressJag’s town halls. “This useless little dope ain’t shit, I could do better than him,” thought Fletcher, and she was right. Lizzie is a Houston lawyer running to replace the walking archetype of an out-of-touch career party apparatchik. This is one of the real battlegrounds, friends. HRC baaaarely won this district, and if we can win these races in November, we can grind the Trump administration to a halt.

Texas

TX-07

Ratings:

FiveThirtyEight: Toss-Up

Roll Call: Tilt Rep

Cook: Toss-Up

Sabato: Toss-Up

The Bad Guy

John Culberson

John Culberson has been in the House of Representatives since 2001, but you’ve never heard of him because he’s just one more useless, faceless, Republican backbencher. In 17 years, Culberson has accomplished less than a mildly motivated sandwich artist at your neighborhood Subway. A racist birther gun nut, John will keep fighting ACORN until the day he dies, despite the inconvenient detail that ACORN no longer exists. John hates science and the environment and poor people having health care and probably puppies.

The Good Gal

Dr. Kim Schrier

Dr. Kim Schrier is a pediatrician who took the leap from protestor to candidate when she saw the GOP was hellbent on repealing Obamacare, because that would, y’know…hurt people. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a teen, she understands what the health care system used to be like for someone with a preexisting condition. Dr. Schrier’s whole platform is strong, covering everything from gun control to reproductive rights to protecting the environment. Plus, she’d be the only female doctor in the House; I think that’s a voice we damn well need.